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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Revolver
UPRISING • ARTISTS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW
01 Seven Hours After Violet • System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian returns to his roots with a heavy new supergroup
02 Calva Louise • The band members hail from multiple countries. Their retro-futuristic sci-fi vision spans multiple worlds.
03 Bilmuri • Johnny Franck’s wild ride from Attack Attack! to Sleep Token-approved country-metalcore
04 Lowen • Nina Saeidi was born in exile from Iran. Using ancient sounds and modern metal, she’s connecting with her homeland’s rich culture — and confronting the Islamic regime’s injustices.
05 Bodysnatcher • Florida deathcore revivalists channel unthinkable personal loss into a powerful new EP
VANGUARD • REBELS, INNOVATORS AND ICONOCLASTS
JERRY CANTRELL • The Alice in Chains icon wants blood. And with his darker, heavier new solo album, he might just get it.
mayhem • On the eve of the celebrated metal festival’s return — Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects and more tell tales of live-concert mayhem, past and future
BETTER*LOVERS • How letting go of the past helped former members of Every Time I Die and Dillinger Escape Plan find peace — and a furious new sound
THE WARNING • This trio of Mexican sisters grew up with vivid rock-star dreams. The reality of achieving them has been much harder — and far better — than they ever imagined.
BODY COUNT • Ice-T’s long-running metal outfit has courted controversy since day one, but the singer-rapper-actor is only getting more merciless with age
VENDED • Led by the sons of two Slipknot members, these Iowan upstarts are poised to become leaders in today’s new metal scene — just don’t dare call them nu-metal
Twin Temple • Satanic doo-wop duo shares the stories behind their “favorite things on this forsaken earth”
Serj Tankian • System of a Down’s frontman on proudest achievements, worst shows, weirdest gifts and more
PARTING SHOT